Uncanny X-Men: Rise & Fall of the Shi'ar Empire (v. 1)
by Ed Brubaker
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Author: Ed BrubakerIllustrator: Billy Tan
Illustrator: Clayton Henry
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-02-13
ISBN: 0785118004
Number of pages: 312
Publisher: Marvel
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Book Review: THIS is why i read the X-men!
Summary: 5 Stars
To start, i was almost turned off to this by the negative reviews on this site. But when it comes down to it the X-men in space written by Ed Brubaker was enough to draw my dollars in. And i'm glad i went with my gut because this is what the x-men is all about. Professor X, feeling guilt over the Vulcan situation he created gathers a team of X-men to take into space to try to make right the situation and stop Vulcan from destroying the Sh'iar and his ex wife Lilandra. This team consists of Havok, Polaris, Warpath, Rachel Summers and Nightcrawler. Its a strange teaming of x-men, but all the originals (cyclops, and the rest) are as warpath puts it "pissed at you right now".
But the team works, Warpath has never been my favorite, but after this run hes one of them now. And i've always kinda liked Havok. The rest are pretty well written also. New characters are introduced, theres a lot of political intrigue on the shi'ar end. The art is amazing. Its the same artist who did "deadly genesis", so if you enjoyed that he just gets better in this volume.
No, vulcan is not the most realized villain and i always thought maybe he was just poorly written, but there is an explanation in this story why he often acts though hes a 15 year old. And it kinda makes sense. But his supporting cast of villains in this story really flesh him out a bit.
The end isn't really an ending, and yes the follow up is the 'Emperor Vulcan' trade which can also be bought cheap at amazon. But the end of this does change the status quo of the x-men and to the shi'ar empire.
Bottom line is, that if you enjoy the x-men "space opera" type of stories you will love this. What i really like about this story is that i really feel like the x-men are underdogs, and since they aren't the MAIN characters anything could happen to them. Its epic in scope, the art is top notch and i really feel like i'm reading a throwback story but with better art and writing. If you hate the x-men space stories then save your money.
BUT if you do enjoy the x-men stories in space (phoenix sage, the brood, and so on) then your money couldn't be better spent than right here.
Summary of Uncanny X-Men: Rise & Fall of the Shi'ar Empire (v. 1)
A brand-new era for Uncanny X-Men begins here! Vulcan is out for revenge and has his sites set on the Shi'ar Empire! Get ready for the ride of your life! Fresh off X-Men: Deadly Genesis, Ed Brubaker takes the helm of Marvel's mighty mutants. Billy Tan and Clayton Henry joins Ed for a story that won't just affect Earth, but will rock the foundations of the entire galaxy! Collects Uncanny X-Men #475-486.Science Fiction Books
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